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Has Nolan Reimold established to manager Buck Showalter that he's a platoon player or is there an upside as an everyday player?
"Yes," Showalter says.
I'm glad that's settled.
Reimold began the night batting .246 with 13 homers and 44 RBIs in 86 games. Showalter has done the math and computed how those numbers unfold over a full season.
"The question is whether it could happen," Showalter said. "I would not say that's not a possibility. I do feel that, of the two options, I think he's capable of both. And I have a real strong suspicion that he'd be good at either one.
"I'm real lucky that I got to see him healthy and doing the things he's capable of doing this year, because last year he had a lot of challenges that affected his ability to show that. But he's a very toolsy guy who can impact a game in a lot of ways. And one of the things that's attractive about him is he does walk and he's selective. That plays both left and right."
Reimold will report to spring training as a different player in Showalter's eyes.
"Because of the health-factor alone and getting to see him play and do what he's capable of doing," Showalter said. "He's very definitely in the picture."
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